Official Cash RateReserve Bank lukewarm on Key's ideaDocuments released by the Reserve Bank yesterday give scant support to the Prime Minister's suggestion that it might exempt first home buyers from any restriction on low-deposit home loans.17 May 05:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateHouse sales fall from six-year highThe number of New Zealand house sales slipped from a six-year high last month, but the national market is still being driven by Auckland and Christchurch.13 May 12:10 AM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Interest rates the pin that will prick bubbleWatching our Reserve Bank and news about interest rates from overseas this week, Bernard Hickey wondered how it will all end.11 May 05:30 PM
OpinionDavid Tripe: Keep Reserve Bank out of the house"While there's been much hand-wringing over housing prices, is intervention by the Reserve Bank really the answer?" asks David Tripe.23 Apr 09:30 PM
Official Cash RateShadow board tips OCR holdThe NZIER shadow board thinks the Reserve Bank should keep the official cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent tomorrow.22 Apr 05:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateNZ dollar breaks through 86 cent barrierThe New Zealand dollar has continued its rally, topping 86 US cents and charting a new record on a trade-weighted basis.11 Apr 09:10 PM
Official Cash RateNew Zealand dollar hits record on TWIThe New Zealand dollar ran hot again yesterday, hitting another post-float high on its Trade-Weighted Index (TWI) and raising the possibility of overt Reserve Bank intervention to bring it back down.11 Apr 05:30 PM